Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 403 › Conversation 403-026
Nixon & Sanchez on H.R. Haldeman
Wednesday, January 31, 1973 · 12:38 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 15 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss the President's daily schedule. The brief interaction primarily focused on logistics regarding the President’s lunch plans and the coordination of meetings with staff members such as H.R. Haldeman. The meeting concluded quickly once these administrative arrangements were addressed.
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NARA Description
On January 31, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:38 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 403-026 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 403-26
Date: January 31, 1973
Time: 12:38 pm
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 403-26 (cont’d)
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
President's schedule
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
-Lunch
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
Sanchez left at 12:38 pm.Also recorded on January 31, 1973
- 043-009 12:36 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:36 pm and 12:38 pm.
- 043-010 12:38 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 12:38 pm to 12:41 pm.
- 403-027 12:38 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:38 pm to 12:41 pm.
- 403-028 12:41 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:41 pm and 2:40 pm.
- 403-029 12:41 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:41 pm and 2:40 pm.
- 403-030 12:41 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:41 pm and 2:40 pm.
- 403-031 12:41 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:41 pm and 2:40 pm.
- 403-032 12:41 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:41 pm and 2:40 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 403-026, January 31, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/403-026 (accessed October 1, 2026).